Reconstruction:Latin/biscopu

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • biscopo (Britain), *ebiscopu, *ebiscopo

Etymology

From earlier episcopus, which is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbis.ko.pʊ/

Noun

*biscopu

  1. (Christianity) bishop

Descendants

  • → Old Church Slavonic: бискоупъ (biskupŭ) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Proto-West Germanic: *biskop (see there for further descendants)
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